Optimizing caching period of location data for network based location services

a technology of location data and caching period, applied in the direction of knowledge representation, instruments, computing models, etc., can solve the problem of degrading the accuracy of serviced location data

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-06-02
IBM CORP
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Conventional network based location service methods statically determine caching periods for various types of services without taking dynamic changes of circumstances into account, which degrades accuracy of the serviced location data.

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[0014]FIG. 1 illustrates a system 10 for optimizing caching period of location data for network based location services, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

[0015]The system 10 comprises a carrier and a third party. The carrier, also referred to as a service provider, comprises a carrier data network 103, a network location server 104, a service delivery platform (SDP) 105, and a location caching server 106. The third party comprises a virtual private network (VPN) 120 and a third party application server 121.

[0016]The carrier data network 103 interconnects a location based server 102, at least one base station, and at least one base mobile device, to the network location server 104. The carrier data network 103 provides data services to said at least one mobile device. The carrier data network 103 may be a wireless network, an Internet Protocol (IP) based network, or a combination thereof.

[0017]A mobile device 101 of said at least one base mobile device is a cel...

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A system and associated method for optimizing caching period of location data for network based location services. A location caching server receives a location request from a mobile device. The location caching server calculates, pursuant to a predefined calculation rule, a caching period of a location cache entry for the mobile device based on a precision level requested by the mobile device and a service precision level assigned for a type of location service for which the location request was made. The location caching server obtains real location data of the mobile device of the calculated caching period is expired. The location caching server subsequently adjusts the caching period based on a distance traveled by the mobile device pursuant to a predefined adjustment rule, and updates the location cache entry.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention discloses a system and associated method for automatically optimizing caching period of location data for network based location services. Conventional network based location service methods caches the location data to overcome inaccuracy of the location data caused by latency for processing location requests and to support more transactions per a network location server. Conventional network based location service methods statically determine caching periods for various types of services without taking dynamic changes of circumstances into account, which degrades accuracy of the serviced location data.BRIEF SUMMARY[0002]According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for optimizing caching period of location data for network based location services comprises: receiving a location request for a location service from a network location server, comprising parameters of MSISDN, Precision, TimeStamp, and ServiceType, ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30G06N5/02
CPCH04L67/2852H04W4/025H04L67/5682H04W8/20H04W8/02
Inventor NIELSEN, MARK D.RAMANATHAN, SRITERRY, MATTHEW A.TREVATHAN, MATTHEW B.
Owner IBM CORP
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